Chapter 189: Don’t Air Your Shame in Public
Xing Chuxue felt very relieved when she saw them being taken away.
She thanked them sincerely, "Princess, County Lady, Miss Ye, thank you so much for helping my cousin out of trouble just now."
Lin Huiniang knelt down and kowtowed to them, "Thank you so much, my dear ladies! Thank you so much, my dear ladies!"
Ye Hanyi helped her up and said, "They are worthless, mother and son. They deserve to be beaten."
Xiao Baozhu nodded in agreement, "Yeah, listen to what that man said. If I hadn't been so incompetent, I would have rushed over and beaten him half to death! Sister Hanyi, you were too gentle just now."
Ye Hanyi had a look of regret on his face. "I wanted to beat him to death with random punches, but then I thought this was Jinxiufang and it would be bad luck if he died, so I held back."
Xiao Baozhu: ...There's no need to beat him to death.
"But it doesn't matter. They will suffer later."
Lin Huiniang raised her hand to wipe away her tears, feeling both grateful and moved.
"I've caused trouble for Jinxiufang. Based on my understanding of them, I'm afraid they won't let it go. If they come again, I... I'll leave here on my own and won't cause any more trouble for everyone."
Lu Zhiran asked back, "The ones causing the trouble are the He family, why are you leaving?"
Lin Huiniang looked gloomy. "If I were here, they might keep looking for trouble."
Xiao Baozhu sneered, "Come once, and we'll fight you. Do you think the huge Jinxiufang is afraid of them? This is Jinxiufang run by the imperial court. If a small family like the He family dares to come and cause trouble again and again, they're courting death!"
Lu Zhiran looked at her and said, "As long as you don't want to leave, no one can force you to leave."
Xing Chuxue held her hand and said, "Cousin, did you hear me? You don't have to be afraid of them anymore. As long as you don't give up, you can live a good life."
After hearing these words, Lin Huiniang's confusion and fear disappeared instantly, and her heart felt sore and full of emotion.
She looked at them and nodded firmly.
She has already taken the bravest step, so why should she be afraid of the difficulties that may come next?
Lin Huiniang talked to Xing Chuxue for a while and then went back to work.
Xiao Baozhu sent someone to inquire about Lin Huiniang's performance here. She was gentle and easy to talk to, hardworking, and most importantly, had good embroidery skills. She was considered a leader among this group of people, and the female official who taught her embroidery had a very good opinion of her.
After hearing this, everyone felt that they had not helped the wrong person.
Today's incident also exposed the inadequate management of Jinxiufang. When similar conflicts occurred, no one stepped forward to stop them.
It seems that we have to ask the emperor for some guards, otherwise anyone can come and cause trouble.
The few of them strolled around Jinxiufang again. When it was time for dinner, the four of them went back to the city together and went to their old place, Shufangzhai. They ate familiar food and chatted leisurely. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
Xiao Baozhu was full and walked to the window to digest the food. Suddenly she exclaimed "Huh?"
"Chuxue, isn't that your sister? Why is she with Li Yunshang?"
Upon hearing this, Xing Chuxue immediately ran to the window and looked down.
Sure enough, he saw his sister and Li Yunshang walking side by side. They were talking and laughing, and they looked very warm.
Xing Chuxue didn't know what she was thinking about, and her expression became a little sad.
"I guess my sister was just in a bad mood and happened to meet him while she was out strolling."
Xiao Baozhu spoke frankly, "She's smiling so happily, she doesn't look like she's in a bad mood. Are you sisters having a quarrel?"
Xing Chuxue's expression froze and she stopped talking.
Lu Zhiran seemed to be lost in thought.
This was a matter between them as sisters, so she didn't speak rashly.
But another person was equally outspoken, "Is it because you were chosen as the Fifth Prince's consort and your sister wasn't, and she's unhappy?"
Xing Chuxue didn't say anything, but silence was already the best answer.
She hasn't been having a good time at home these days.
Before she had time to feel the joy of being chosen as the queen, she was stunned by her sister's cold words.
"Since you have such ambitions, why not just say it directly from the beginning? Who are you trying to guard against by deliberately hiding it? Now you have got what you wanted, but I was not selected. Are you satisfied?"
When Xing Chuxue saw the resentment in her eyes, her heart felt like it was pierced by a needle.
She immediately explained that she had just decided to accompany Lu Zhiran on a whim and it was not premeditated, and she did not know that the emperor would come at that time.
However, my sister didn't listen to a word I said. She looked at me with eyes as cold as ice.
When she returned to Xing's house, she threw herself into her mother's arms and cried.
After listening to her sister's crying, her mother also blamed her for deliberately stealing her sister's limelight and causing her sister to lose the election.
"Your sister is calm and composed, adept at socializing and managing household affairs. You are impulsive and reckless, speaking without thinking. How can you be suitable to marry into the royal family? Don't let it bring honor to the family and bring disaster upon yourself."
After hearing what her mother said, Xing Chuxue's already depressed mood was shrouded in a deeper haze.
Only her father spoke for her, "Xue'er was chosen. That's her own ability. Thunder, lightning, rain, and dew are all the emperor's grace. How can you be so picky? It's a great joy for our Xing family to have a prince's consort. What's the point of crying like that?"
Her father's words still did not change her mother and sister's attitude towards her.
These days, she has been trying to please her sister, but she has always been very cold to her.
Her mother hired a nanny to teach her etiquette and rules again, very strictly.
Whenever she failed to do something, her mother would shake her head and sigh, "If only you had half your sister's talent. Hey, why wasn't your sister chosen?"
Every time she heard such words, her scalp would tingle and she would feel deep self-doubt in her heart.
Even now, she couldn't help but wonder why her sister wasn't chosen. It would have been great if it was her sister.
Today, she was really feeling anxious and begged her mother hard before she agreed to go out for a walk.
She was in a very low mood after seeing her sister's smiling face just now.
Since the day of the selection of concubines, her sister has never smiled at her again.
She kept these things in her heart and wanted to talk about them, but she couldn't.
This is a family matter, and family disgrace should not be made public. She cannot ruin her sister's reputation.
What's more, if they dared to comment on the emperor's decision in private, it would be disrespectful if it got out.
After a moment of silence, Xing Chuxue smiled to cover up the truth.
"Nothing."
Ye Hanyi also said tactfully: "I was just guessing. I'm sorry for being presumptuous."
Xing Chuxue hurriedly said, "It's okay, it's okay. How can I blame you? You didn't mean it."
Besides, she wasn't wrong.
It's just that no one pointed it out.
Lu Zhiran recalled her previous life. At that time, Xing Chuxue was not arranged to marry, and Xing Chuying was not chosen either.
So, in this life, it wasn't that Xing Chuxue blocked Xing Chuying's way, but that she simply didn't have this fate.
What people fear most is not having a correct understanding of themselves. Not only that, they also blame others for their mistakes.
Lu Zhiran looked at Xing Chuxue and said seriously, "I don't know your sister, but you are sincere and warm-hearted. You are willing to work hard for your cousin's future. You are a very good girl. I am very happy to meet you."
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